Members of an Indigenous archaeological field school are “disheartened” after discovering their dig site in Gatineau, Que., was vandalized twice in the span of a few days.
The team from Anishinàbe Odjìbikan said they first discovered damage and missing items on their site at Lac Leamy, known as Kabeshinàn in Algonquin, Saturday morning.
Indigenous artifacts are now missing. Screens used to sift through sand and dirt were torn open. Dust pans were tossed in the water. Tables and tents are gone. The grid system, used to keep track of where artifacts have been uncovered, is without the nails used to fasten it down.
“We’re trying to do something. We’re
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